From 1970, things were changing in Ireland the Celtic Tiger had finally woken, and the rules for everything from gender roles and religion to international relations were being entirely rewritten. Luck and the Irish examines how the country has weathered these last thirty years of change, and what these changes may mean in the long run. R. F. Foster also looks at how characters as diverse as Gerry Adams, Mary Robinson, Charles Haughey and Bob Geldof have contributed to Ireland s altered psyche, and uncovers some of the scandals, corruption and marketing masterminds that have transformed Ireland and its luck.

From 1970, things were changing in Ireland - the Celtic Tiger had finally woken, and the rules for everything from gender roles and religion to international relations were being entirely rewritten.

Luck and the Irish examines how the country has weathered these last thirty years of change, and what these changes may mean in the long run. R. F. Foster also looks at how characters as diverse as Gerry Adams, Mary Robinson, Charles Haughey and Bob Geldof have contributed to Ireland's altered psyche, and uncovers some of the scandals, corruption and marketing masterminds that have transformed Ireland - and its luck.



Autorentext

R. F. Foster



Zusammenfassung

From 1970, things were changing in Ireland " the Celtic Tiger had finally woken, and the rules for everything from gender roles and religion to international relations were being entirely rewritten.

Luck and the Irish examines how the country has weathered these last thirty years of change, and what these changes may mean in the long run. R. F. Foster also looks at how characters as diverse as Gerry Adams, Mary Robinson, Charles Haughey and Bob Geldof have contributed to Ireland"s altered psyche, and uncovers some of the scandals, corruption and marketing masterminds that have transformed Ireland " and its luck.

Titel
Luck and the Irish
Untertitel
A Brief History of Change, 1970-2000
EAN
9780141911977
ISBN
978-0-14-191197-7
Format
E-Book (epub)
Veröffentlichung
03.07.2008
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
1.79 MB
Anzahl Seiten
240
Jahr
2008
Untertitel
Englisch
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